"People" by Barbara Streisand
Who is William Shakespeare?
A stage where the audience is seated on three sides.
What is a thrust?
This is the oldest era of theatre, and used performance exclusively for ritual dramas that honored the gods.
What is Ancient Egyptian Theatre?
When the audience actively sets aside the knowledge that what is happening on stage is different than real life.
What is a Willing Suspension of Disbelief?
A person who works side by side with the director and artistic team to ensure that rehearsals and performances run smoothly.
What is a Stage Manager?
The first person to step out of the Greek Chorus, making them our first actor.
Who is Thespis?
A stage that is outside, relies on natural light and scenery, and usually does not have a roof.
What is Open Air?
During the Greek Era, these were worn by actors to represent different characters and help their expressions be visible to the audience.
What is a Mask?
The emotion where you are able to participate in another's feelings.
What is empathy?
In Shakespearean times, these audience members would stand at the bottom of the stage in an uncovered area and had a reputation for being loud and throwing things at the actors.
Who were The Groundlings?
Greek theatre originated as a competition held at festivals dedicated to this Greek god.
This traveling stage was used during the Medieval time, and could move from town to town to capture a larger audience.
What is a Pageant Wagon?
This form of Japanese Theatre combines puppeteers, chanting, and music created from string instruments and the traditional taiko drum.
What is Bunraku?
The name of Shakespeare's acting troupe that performed at The Globe Theater.
What is The Lord Chamberlain's Men?
This type of stage is often found in colleges or schools, and is normally used as rehearsal, showcase, or educational spaces.
What is a Black Box Theatre?
This person is responsible for the financial and managerial aspects of theatre.
Who is the Producer?
An arch framing the opening between the stage and the auditorium of a theater.
What is the Proscenium Arch?
The name of the outdoor theatre created/used in the Greek Theatre era.
What is a Theatron?
Someone who choreographs scenes that include fighting, stunts, or physical altercations.
What is a Fight Choreographer?
One of the 10 Traits of Theatre that describes the lingering feeling you are left with after seeing a show that broadens your world view.
What is a Lasting Impact?
This famous playwright is considered the "Father of Realism" and his plays were considered scandalous for the time period.
Who is Henrik Ibsen?
This theatre was the home of Shakespeare and The Lord Chamberlain's Men, and it burned down twice during the Renaissance Era.
What is The Globe Theatre?
What is a Satyr play?
A group of instrumentalists who provide a play or musical with live music.
What is an Orchestra?
Created by the Proscenium style theater, the invisible wall that separates the actors from the audience.
What is the Fourth Wall?